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The Secret of the Martian Girl
Colin Alexander
Sci Fi

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Ham and Echo: Encounter the Kitchi Mizhe
M. Jay Williams
Fantasy

https://www.limfic.com/book/ham-and-echo-encounter-the-kitchi-mizhe/

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Sunflowers In the Snow
Dawn Bonanno
Fantasy

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A very long time ago, I wrote a Word macro to help writers detect specific types of words (adverbs, passive voice etc.) in their writing. You can still find that macro here:
https://absolutewrite.com/forums/index.php?threads/helpful-macro.26020/

I was talking to somebody on here about it a day or two ago and I realized that my current writing tool, Scrivener, does not really let me do something similar. I looked into it and it turns out that Scrivener does not have any macro or scripting functionality, but the developers are OK with others writing third-party apps which access the Scrivener files and do stuff with the data.

So I thought I might as well work on that this weekend 🙂Thanks to the helpful Scrivener developers, I was able to figure out how to access the Scrivener file and read only the data I wanted fairly quickly.

The issue here was that a Scrivener file can contain many types of textual content besides your manuscript — there can be notes, research, thoughts, quotes, whatever.

You don't want all that text to be analyzed. You only want your manustcript text to be analyzed for particular types of words. That part (getting only the manuscript text) is now functional 🙂

Now I have to figure out how to do the actual word analysis. My original Word macro was pretty basic. I feel that there might be better ways to do this now. So I'm going to look around a bit and see what approach might work better.

If I go back to the original word lists approach, that's pretty simple to implement. But hopefully, I can find something a bit more automated which doesn't involve people typing in lists of words?

#Coding #SideProject #Flutter #Writing #Scrivener #Authors
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"Indian 2" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8066940/) looked good at the beginning, faltered in the middle, and got really bad towards the end.

Same old melodrama. Apparently, people don't understand that their actions have consequences and will abrogate responsibility when the actions come home to roost. They want a saviour, but won't do anything for themselves. Just annoying, because it's true 😛

Also, the movie doesn't give you a satisfying end and sets it up for another movie which apparently brings up the tired old, "what the British did" story ....

Movies #Tamil #Indian2

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How Arthur C. Clarke forwarded my article to Tom Hanks ...

https://www.tiktok.com/@fahimauthor/video/7401095359490952453

#ArthurCClarke #TomHanks #Writing #Reminiscing #ScienceFiction

well, i've been laid off.

gonna sit here for a bit and lick my wounds. and i've got some runway but i'd like to get back into a job pretty quick.

if you're hiring for a linux admin/ops-heavy SRE role, i've been poking computers and networks professionally for a decade. hit me up.

edit: should probably include my linkedin here, at least. resume available upon request, ofc! https://www.linkedin.com/in/selectric/ #fedihire

Another periodic reminder that in addition to posting pictures of cats and dogs (and weird dogs), I write books. This is a book about an odd philosophy professor having to save the multiverse with the help of his annoying dopplegangers. There's no cats in this one, but a saber-toothed tiger plays an important role. (Twice.)

Amazon: https://geni.us/AlphaMax
or
Others: https://books2read.com/u/m0olnY

#InternationalCatDay #cat #cats #catstodon #book #books #SFF #SF #sciencefiction #humor #humour

Hi everyone! It’s August which means there is one month til #FallFinishAlong kicks off! Open to crafters/makers/doers of all kinds. Anyone who has projects to finish is welcome. #FiberArts #knitting #crochet #quilting #spinning #CrossStitch #crafting #leathercraft #sewing #writing #pottery #ceramics We will have our most active portion in September and continue into October for anyone who wants to keep going. Hope to see you all there! Find your WIPs now ;)

What if older adults were the ones who woke up one morning with amazing, uncanny superpowers, rather than teenagers?

What if so many people had powers that it wasn't even secret?

That's what life's been like in the world of Rough Passages since 1943, and the answers make for great stories.

https://www.amazon.com/Rough-Passages-K-M-Herkes-ebook/dp/B076HVH61B/

(also apple, kobo, B&N etc)

#bookstodon #books #Indieauthor #goodbooks #scifi #contemporary #fantasy #writing #readers #reading

Hey folks, I was just laid off from my job I'd worked at for 5 years.

I'm hurt, devastated and most of all scared. But I'm also ready to kick things into gear and bring my talents to another company or team.

I've been a Ruby on Rails dev since 2016 and have loved doing it.

On the side I've built a number of side projects to extend my skills.

If anyone knows of any opportunities I'd love to hear them, please repost or share with folks you know! Thank you.

#ruby #rails

Toss some coins to your writer?

Dragons pull spaceships at faster-than-light speeds in my new space fantasy novella.

🚀 cosy space exploration
🏳️‍🌈 all queer cast
autistic protagonist
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 character-focused story

It's Pay What You Want and the book is fully written and edited. We're now into 'it would be nice to get paid' and stretch goal territory!

https://ko-fi.com/post/Crowdfunding-Space-Dragons-Luxorians-Crew-A-cos-Q5Q0YG3UU

#vkofi

Sharing this for two-spirit and Indigiqueer artists. Litmus Press is looking for cover art submissions for the cover of a volume of contemporary Indigenous LGBTQ2SIA+ poetry. You'll need to log into Submittable for the details. It's free to make an account there. https://litmuspress.org/about/submissions/ #TwoSpirit #indigiqueer #Indigequeer #IndigenousMastodon #IndigenousCreatives #illustrator #NativeMastodon

FEY LIGHTS
There's sea monsters, flying jellyfish, spaceships, and true love…
🌠 Crash Landing On An Alien World
🌠 Local Myth
🌠 Falling In Love With A Stranger
🌠 Flying Jellyfish

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#Books #AmReading

What's better than a SF comedy novel with surly computers, chocolate, and curling (no, the sport)?

A FREE SF comedy novel with all those things!

The Cosmic Turkey ebook is free August 4 - 8!

#Bookstodon

https://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Turkey-Laura-Loomis-ebook/dp/B08F7JNR1K/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QIVV9TA7XGTS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.y1D4LQP4Rt8KxlkKKmE8rHsiKi7ggRxy4ld8bIiRlEuKW0FQY8sugNTKnNFdfJQa84GByGDCo6dS92Z8j7CGopvq8UNzh57h94zTJYowDvs_uNEY0n4fhbaSeuewfKLY4xJG_bXkop8BYOZWrRcPvwswZcYHR8h4TrwfZHkIxEfKpM6DwJfUq0oOdEAMQ5BKKaCXySqPRfpopwUzD7F-WlMyHeJKtw1AcP4xdbe5Vdc.zG-NKyY0wlpTa3ikNcQtrCJ11Ivq91aAwVzsYTECNvc&dib_tag=se&keywords=cosmic+turkey&qid=1722736816&sprefix=%2Caps%2C130&sr=8-1

SO exited for my first sci-fi fantasy novelette "Runner Available" to release this September! 🤓❤️🤖💥

Espionage, Drones, Strong Female Character, Dystopian Future, Action.
https://mattbrewerauthor.wordpress.com/

#fiction #adventure #fantasy #scifi #newbook #indie #author #books #reading #tech

I looked into how to promote your indie novel online over the weekend. Here's what I found:

https://books.farook.org/2024/08/05/promoting-your-book/

#Books #Writing #Author #SelfPromotion #IndieAuthor

It's August, and that means that -- after what seems a forever of waiting, as always with book launches -- Three Men in Orbit is now LIVE.

The official launch is at the Glasgow Worldcon, from a week tomorrow (8th August): but if you won't be there to buy it from me, feel free to order yours straight away.

#writing #steampunk #BookLaunch

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D9RTQF8B

Okay, bear with me, but I just love this review.🥺 🥰

"One of the best things about this book was the way the author has weaved a multi-layered mystery within the narrative. The suspense is palpable, driving the story forward with a relentless pace that ensures there's never a dull moment. Moreover, the author's world-building is out-of-the-world"

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6706141776

#HeraldPetrel #SpaceOpera #SpaceOdyssey #ScienceFiction #SciFi #CharacterDrivenSciFi #ReadingCommunity #bookstodon

My wife interrogating me about my last novel 😅

https://www.tiktok.com/@fahimauthor/video/7398987563035364614

#Tiktok #Humour #BookPromo

IF YOU LIKE FREE BOOKS AND YOU CANNOT LIE … THEN WE HAVE SOME AMAZING BOOKS FOR YOU TO TRY!!

August 2-4 you can browse and download books of all genres—ROMANCE, THRILLERS, MYSTERIES, SCI-FI, FANTASY, PARANORMAL, and much more.

Hosted by The Cavalcade of Authors. View the list at: https://naleighnakai.com/ilikefreebooks

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